Pelekanou- Afentis summit 2141m.
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 8.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,081 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 3,081 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,879 ft
- TrailRank
- 67
- Min elevation
- 3,882 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 4 hours 18 minutes
- Time
- 8 hours 45 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2287
- Uploaded
- May 1, 2018
- Recorded
- May 2018
near Kamináki, Crete (Greece)
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Itinerary description
Afentis is the second higher peak of Diktimountain and is the 'holy' peak for residents of plateau and also for south villages of Dikti and Viannos. Every 5o of August evening ,hundreds climb from all sides to peak for the evening prayer and Sleeping on peak for the next day, nameday of Afentis Jesus which more and more pilgrims climb from very early morning to reach summit for the feast.
Our route is not start from classic Limnakaro but a bit further , at the area of Pelekanou beside of Strovili ,on the way to Erganos from Limnakaro.
Unoficial start but higher (1330m.) and shorter (1km. aproxx.).than Limnakaro. Staring from ruins of old Mitata straight ahead by path to SE and watching the col of Avarsamis. 1km for that and then traverse left and up for 500m. and you reach the straight area of Xirokampia and the E4 path to Selakano.
By E4 to col and then ,right by sign to Afentis,straight to Selakano ,left to Spathi.
Trail to Afentis is harder than Spathi. Many tricky steep ascends ,after avarsamis col is not view to summit and once you thing you are close enough , your illusions collapse after a minutes cause is another turn ,another round of smaller peak.When you met afentis in front of you and after 3 side rounds of smaller peaks you are exhausted . Know the summit is very close , in front of your eyes but 100 higher and aproxx another km for that.
Big breath and continue ,30min later you arive at at summti with stone chappel and nice view.
Secret of the ascend to Afentis is one , after Avarsamis col which is the common part for any direction, is one steep ascend to straight at sides of first smaller peaks before afentis, remember ,is 3 of them and then is Afentis .So dont be hasty , is mind game.
No water at trail
If you want to start of our starting point 4x4 is necessary.
Our route is not start from classic Limnakaro but a bit further , at the area of Pelekanou beside of Strovili ,on the way to Erganos from Limnakaro.
Unoficial start but higher (1330m.) and shorter (1km. aproxx.).than Limnakaro. Staring from ruins of old Mitata straight ahead by path to SE and watching the col of Avarsamis. 1km for that and then traverse left and up for 500m. and you reach the straight area of Xirokampia and the E4 path to Selakano.
By E4 to col and then ,right by sign to Afentis,straight to Selakano ,left to Spathi.
Trail to Afentis is harder than Spathi. Many tricky steep ascends ,after avarsamis col is not view to summit and once you thing you are close enough , your illusions collapse after a minutes cause is another turn ,another round of smaller peak.When you met afentis in front of you and after 3 side rounds of smaller peaks you are exhausted . Know the summit is very close , in front of your eyes but 100 higher and aproxx another km for that.
Big breath and continue ,30min later you arive at at summti with stone chappel and nice view.
Secret of the ascend to Afentis is one , after Avarsamis col which is the common part for any direction, is one steep ascend to straight at sides of first smaller peaks before afentis, remember ,is 3 of them and then is Afentis .So dont be hasty , is mind game.
No water at trail
If you want to start of our starting point 4x4 is necessary.
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